Typewriter

Object Name:

Typewriter

Object ID:

1996.025

Creator:

Underwood Typewriter CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Bridgeport, CT

Date:

1920-1930

Description:

Typewriter in case. Portable; manual. Typewriter screwed to case bottom (A). Detachable lid (B) includes lock and metal handle lugs (handle missing). Lock engraved "MADE IN U.S.A." and "U. T. CO". Maker's mark on typewriter front: "UNDERWOOD STANDARD PORTABLE TYPEWRITER / STANDARD FOUR BANK KEYBOARD" and "TRADE MARK / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / MADE IN U.S.A." Rear of typewriter marked "Underwood / UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER COMPANY / PROTECTED BY UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN PATENTS / MANUFACTURED IN BRIDGEPORT, CONN., U.S.A." Engraved serial number "4B205533". Warranty, on paper label inside lid, guarantees against defects in materials and workmanship for six months from date of purchase. Four rubber feet on case bottom.

Object Register: 1996.025A Typewriter, dark blue enamel, attached to case bottom. 5" x 11.75" x 11.25". 1996.025B Case lid, black. 5.5" x 12.5" x 12".

Material:

Metal
Paper
Textile
Composition
Rubber

Dimensions:

H-5.5 W-12.5 D-12 inches

Provenance:

Made 1920s; used 1920s to 1960s by Sylvia Agnes Sears Bartlett (1905-1996) at Keene Normal School (graduated 1931), and in Concord, NH, 1937-1960s. Donated by her son, Peter Sears Bartlett of Concord, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Peter Sears Bartlett

People:

Bartlett, Sylvia Sears (1905-1996)

Subjects:

Typewriters